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M2.5 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-15 04:50:25 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 15, 2025 at 04:50 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 105 km. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 26 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
509e89d9c5a6b4ae208e4c18946a6c925994ef29
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
104.9 km
UTC time
2025-10-15 04:50:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.09000, -68.95000
Temperature
11.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 104.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 104.9 km
Intermediate
104.9 km
104.9 km — close to the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Putana
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Irruputuncu
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 159 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    45.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,586 Catalogue entries

Of 1,585 other entries for this area and period, 1,379 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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